Integrated Trail Plan

Chester Trails began as a 2012 initiative funded by an ANJEC Land Use Grant to create an Integrated Trails Plan for the Chesters, and was facilitated by Conservation Resources Inc. In 2014, the organization received a NJDEP Grant for the purpose of implementing some of the recommendations. In the Integrated Trails Ecosystem Project (ITEP), improving connections between trails, neighborhoods, and facilities, and creating signage to help people locate trailheads as well as local points of interest was the priority. ITEP pulled together information on over 50 miles of trails in Chester Township and Chester Borough, and then made suggestions about how to improve the trails network.

The Chester Integrated Trails Plan was made possible by the financial support of the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC), the Chester Historical Society, the Chester Borough Open Space Trust Fund, the Chester Township Open Space Trust Fund, and the Raritan Highlands Commission/North Jersey RC&D.

The Project Team would also like to acknowledge the following individuals and organizations for their assistance: